A Nice little role...
'Barbara' to appear on the Street
07/12/2003 … Comic Janice Connolly is to appear on Coronation Street - playing Peter Kay's mum.
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Sun 07 December 2003
The capital of comedy
London produces most award-winners
07/12/2003 … Londoners make the best comics, according to the British Comedy Awards.
Sat 06 December 2003
Less Graham Norton
06/12/2003 … Graham Norton has confirmed his nightly Channel 4 show is to come to an end - to be replaced by a weekly edition from New York.
Vote Cleese
Ex-Python 'to stand as US mayor'
06/12/2003 … John Cleese is planning to run for mayor of Santa Barbara.
Fri 05 December 2003
Pythons snub reunion
Comics 'too busy' for photoshoot
05/12/2003 … An attempt to reunite the surviving members of Monty Python has failed - even though it was only for a photoshoot.
Good taste my arse!
Bryne's language lands C4 in trouble
05/12/2003 … Stand-up Jason Byrne has landed Channel 4 in hot water for repeatedly saying 'arse' on breakfast TV.
Morris shoots C4 pilot
...but details remain top secret
05/12/2003 … Controversial Brass Eye creator Chris Morris has filmed a pilot episode of a new Channel 4 series Smack The Pony star Doon Mackichan took a small part in the show,…
Thu 04 December 2003
Billy gets his gong
Connolly collects his CBE from palace
04/12/2003 … Billy Connolly has picked up his CBE from the Prince of Wales.